Today is Thursday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2026. There are 322 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 12, 2016, Pope Francis embraced Patriarch Kirill in the first meeting between a pontiff and the head … Continued
The third-seed Lakeville North girls hockey team kept it’s dramatic postseason run going, beating Apple Valley 1-0 in double overtime on Wednesday to advance to the state tournament. The Panthers had beat No. 2 seed Rosemount 1-0 in overtime in … Continued
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Julius Randle had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Portland 133-109 von Wednesday night to end the Trail Blazers;’ winning streak at three. Randall, who also had seven rebounds, capped his night with a windmill dunk … Continued
The St. Thomas women’s basketball team earned its second straight win on Wednesday, beating Oral Roberts 71-66 at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul Alyssa Sand had 15 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Tommies (12-13, 5-6 … Continued
Born in 1950, Readus Fletcher experienced his share of racial discrimination as a young man, but he also saw the dismantling of Jim Crow laws that kept Black families from white schools, southern lunch counters, voting booths and the front … Continued
Even if the administration has temporarily backed off threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minnesota, the idea will come up again. That’s partly because the power — which would allow the president to use active-duty troops … Continued